Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 6,041 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 19% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Tomb Raider
Lowest review score: 10 Angels In The Sky
Score distribution:
6042 game reviews
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With a larger dictionary, more tools, and vastly improved social skills, Draw Something 2 is a worthwhile enhancement of its forerunner which is worth looking into even if you grew bored of the original.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A harsh and unforgiving game, Duet rewards those who put the work in.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A vibrant, entertaining roguelike that ranks among the very best on the App Store.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Simulacra's simulacrum of a smartphone offers both uncomfortable realism and uneasy horror.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It has a few problems here and there, but there's more than enough good in GNOG to look past them.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Furious, tense and surprisingly deep, Space Invaders Extreme 2 is the gaming equivalent of a sugar-high. An addictive and compulsive experience, no shoot-em-up fan should pass this one by.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though a little monotonous in parts, Monster Mayhem keeps you entertained with inventive enemies and a collection of captivating weaponry.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A great mobile offering just got even better, as Gunman Clive emerges as one of the best platformers on the 3DS.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Half-3D action game, half-strategic tower defence game, the rough-and-ready Heroes and Castles combines its elements well to create a tough and rewarding genre mash-up.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The 3DS eShop scores another whopper, as Art of Balance Touch! is essential puzzle gaming.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ultimately too plain for its own good, Burn it All – Journey to the Sun's rope burning puzzler is engaging in short bursts, but the attraction of its challenge melts away with repeated play.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Great fun for a while, but frustration will likely set in before the home stretch. Here's hoping a sequel hits the heights that To-Fu can't quite reach.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A generous, beautifully presented turn-based RPG that's tremendously entertaining in sensible doses.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Finally, a mobile MOBA that doesn't just work, but feels at home in your pocket or bag.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It may not have online multiplayer, yet Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. clutches a superbly designed single-player campaign in its talons.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite some shortcomings, PUBG is still an incredibly compelling experience on mobile.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you SteamWorld Dig: Your new favourite Nintendo 3DS game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A few flashy upgrades and new specialist units do little to camouflage the fact that this is a rehash of the original Tiny Troopers.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tower Defense: Lost Earth lives up to its official status and gives the App Store a well-presented and enjoyable tower defence experience.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Genres and synapses collide in this glossy confection that conceals an infinite-match-flightpath arcade-puzzler. Hard to believe it's being given away for nothing.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bobbing is no picnic, but if you've got the patience to deal with its stringent demands you'll find a lot to enjoy in its creative, intelligently designed gameplay.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A polished, entertaining, and varied assortment of brainteasers that's a must have for any iPhone puzzle fan.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    N+
    Another DS classic in the offing - N+ is pure video game brilliance, unsullied by needless distractions.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A bright and rather brilliant puzzler, Twisty Hollow is a great way to waste a few hours.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Occasionally messy, often offensive, but sometimes brilliant, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour is a blend of entertainment and frustration unlike anything else.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is yet another exemplarity RPG for the PSP, boasting a robust combat system, riveting plot and some sumptuous visuals. Only the protracted loading times hold it back from classic status.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion is a tough new addition to the game, and one that all fans should rush back to play.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Timeless gameplay, expertly ported, Pirates! is a game to savour throughout.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Little Inferno is a smart and subversive work of art that pokes fun at freemium games. But its dedication to the joke often hurts the fun little physics toy at the core.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It might not be the most original idea out there, but Time Surfer is executed with such aplomb that that really doesn't matter.

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